We develop and test a multi-level theoretical framework for understanding country-, industry-, syndicate-, firm- and project-specific factors shaping the capital structure and broader risk profile of a quintessentially Asian form of foreign direct investment ("FDI") called project finance....

We examine the possible existence of a 'gateway' effect between the consumption of three different substances--cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana--among adolescents. A gateway effect exists when consumption of one substance increases the likelihood of subsequent initiation of consumption of...

Using cross-channel mail survey, we analyze two dimensions to information sharing within supply chain networks (n=254, senior-level supply chain managers). The first dimension--connectivity or technology--has been heavily investigated and found to have significant impact on firm profitability....

Supply chain management implies an increased reliance on closer buyer/supplier relationships. This study used a multi-method (survey and interview) approach to determine the nature of alliance management in modern supply chains. One point regarding the present status of alliance management in...

This paper joins the strategic management research literature with the entrepreneurial research literature by developing a real options framework to explain and predict corporate venture capital investment decisions. Corporate venture capital is viewed as containing a series of real options. The...

Manufacturer buy-back policies are studied in the context of asymmetric demand information. A manufacturer offers a new product for sale to a retailer who makes a single stocking decision prior to the sales period. The two parties formulate different demand forecasts, either because they cannot...

Mobile information systems hold great promise to support organizational processes. Clear guidelines however, of how to design effective mobile information systems in support of organizational processes have not been developed. Based on earlier research studies that emphasized the importance of a...

Institutional theorists have recently begun to examine the role of agency in influencing institutionalization of practices. We extend this work by qualitatively investigating how institutional actors' use of a particular language can facilitate institutionalization. We find that a particular set...

Consider an exchange economy with n traders and k goods. Suppose that there exists C2 mappings p(middot) and x (middot) that specify for each initial endowment w of the k goods to the n traders a price vector p(w) and a vector of net trades x(w) that define a competitive equilibrium. Three...

Task-technology fit has been developed as a diagnostic tool to determine whether information systems meet user needs, and has been demonstrated to have a positive impact on the effectiveness of various types of information systems, such as group support systems and management support systems....